dis|com|pose

dis|com|pose
dis|com|pose «DIHS kuhm POHZ», transitive verb, -posed, -pos|ing.
1. to disturb the self-possession of; make uneasy; ruffle: »

The grins of his friends discomposed him when he tried to make his report before the class.

SYNONYM(S): agitate, disquiet, confuse.
2. to bring into disorder; disarrange; unsettle: »

Better for Us…That never passion discompos'd the mind (Alexander Pope).

SYNONYM(S): disorder.

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